For fall and winter the waist has returned! Whether on a belted swing coat, a curvy dress or pencil skirt, the emphasis is on the waist. The fitted classic sheath style dress provides a much-needed antidote to all the trapeze styled dresses of this past summer. The seriously girlie frock is also out, for now anyway. The dresses for fall/winter of 2012/2013 are sexier and edgier and well fitted, but not skin tight -- dresses will remain comfortable. The hem line is mid knee to well below the knee.